Knowledge Exchange and Impact Sub-Committee

Terms of Reference

The Sub-Committee will report in an advisory capacity to Research Committee on the following:

Strategy for the development of partnerships with key external organizations.
Support for the development of systems to identify and record impact for Knowledge Exchange (KE) work in the University, and for reporting to government and other sponsors.
Recognition for the wider application of KE, and ways to enable development in areas such as teaching and learning, local, regional and national engagement, including public, commercial and industrial engagement
Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) Institutional Strategy and oversight of funded areas.
The research funders’ Concordat for Engaging the Public with Research, including its aims, what is expected of universities, the external support available to strengthen public engagement across the research and HE sector and how the University’s staff and students ‘can connect and share their work with the public.’

In addition to the strategic tasks listed above the Sub-Committee will:

Review bids for HEIF funding, or future related initiatives, for recommendation to the Research Committee.
Maintain an oversight of HEIF funded activities, in the wider context of KE activities across the University.
Receive and consider annual reports from each HEIF funded area which detail progress against objectives, and spend to date.
Identify potential high-quality KE activity which might benefit in future from HEIF funding.
Consider the development of relevant support for interdisciplinary activities.
Consider the development of relevant training support for graduate students.
Consider the possibilities for academic development schemes, including mentoring, related to KE activity.

Name	Position
Professor Ian Walmsley, St Hugh's	Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) who shall chair the committee
Professor Sarah Whatmore	One academic representative appointed by the Social Sciences Division
Dr Fiona MacIntosh, St Hilda's College	One academic representative appointed by the Humanities Division
Professor Peter Dobson, Queens	One academic representative appointed by the MPLS Division
Dr Chas Bountra, Head of Structural Genomics Consortium, NDM	One academic representative appointed by the Medical Sciences Division
Professor Jonathan Michie, Kellogg	One representative appointed by the OUDCE
Dr Glenn Swafford	Director of Research Services
Dr Phil Clare	Associate Director, Research Services
Mr Tom Hockaday	One representative from ISIS
Mr Jonathan Black	Director of the Careers Service
Dr Stuart Wright, Head of Impact & Innovation, MPLS	Co-opted member

Facility to co-opt up to two persons for a year in the first instance, but renewable.

Mrs Carolyne Culver, Head of Strategic Communication, Public Affairs Directorate

Secretary: Peter Ibberson